Teenage pregnancy is a cause for worry
November 18, 2008
In a bid to fight rise in the teenage pregnancy, the UK government has ordered the local authorities to pursue teenage girls, even the thirteen years olds, to have contraceptive jabs. A policy that resulted in outcry in the country, counter captive jabs can make girls infertile for up to three months.
The Daily Telegraph reported that the government wants school-based clinics to push for “an overall increase in the uptake of long-acting reversible contraceptive (LARC), which can make girls infertile for up to three months.
The British Daily revealed, projecting figures from five of England’s 152 primary care trusts, girls as young as 13 have been administered injections and implants. Findings of the research in 16 schools in Bristol reveal that two percent of girls had been given the injections. Way back in 2005, an outrage was caused when a nurse in Gateshead revealed that she gave contraceptive injection to a school girl in the lavatories of a McDonald’s restaurant.
Critics were worried over the government move fearing that it will promote promiscuity. The move has sparked an outcry. Some health experts expressed their opinion saying the drugs are unsuitable for girls who are still growing. Thirteen year girls are definitely at the growing stage by any standards.
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